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Trump goes full war is peace: "Inflation is plummeting, incomes are rising, the economy is surging"

unsurprising. the us is the senior power here but it's not calling the shots and seems to have no visibility or veto on actions which may have some military logic but which weigh heavily on civilians.

🤪

Schrödinger's war.

I can tell you it will serve you to mend your shoes. Come, wherefore should you be so pashful? Your shoes is not so good.

A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bluesky After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.

Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO.

More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Gone, not forgotten. Perhaps rekindled.

Farewell Country Joe McDonald
#Music
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Larry Ellison’s Lanai Isn’t for You—or the People Who Live There The wealth gap on Lanai is growing.

wow. your own private island. it even comes with people. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The Worst Acquisition in History, Again Warner Bros.

The question isn’t what the Ellisons will do with Paramount and WBD, but who will acquire those assets at fire-sale prices when their AI synergy narrative can no longer provide cloud cover for their pair of overleveraged legacy media companies.

Huh

Wut

Ogles: "Muslims don't belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie."

Remember in 2019 when GOP Rep. Steve King defended white supremacy? GOP leadership stripped him of his committee assignments.
Now Republicans don't even bother to pretend. Rep. Andy Ogles tweeted today that “Muslims don't belong in American society,” and we all know GOP leadership will do nothing.

I really hate how much politics and media coverage is just journalists pretending to not understand what's actually being said and done by people in power.

Hey ho...👀

Gee, who could have predicted this?

Elon Musk x @elonmusk • 12h Have you ever bought anything based on an ad on this platform? Y 11.8% NO 88.2% Elon Musk @elonmusk Subscribe Sigh 7:54 PM • Mar 8, 2026 • 572.3K Views

Comedy is legal again.

A future of haves and have less

The Gadget Price Conundrum That Isn’t Really A Conundrum
#Tech #Apple #MacBookNeo
warnercrocker.com/2026/03/07/the…

If you die, it's long-term

The sweetest spot is price

Apple’s MacBook Neo Will Probably Hit Many Sweet Spots
#Apple #MacbookNeo #Tech
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The Arrogance of Ignorance. What I have learned in 45 years of interviewing experts about peace and war, and how it applies to the tumult of these past nine days.

What I've learned in 45 years of reporting on the military.

And why that makes the current reckless folly even worse than it looks.

(Most before paywall.)

fallows.substack.com/p/the-arroga...

Gonna be a day.

Sunrise view over a city neighborhood with small houses, bare trees, and power lines silhouetted against a gradient sky transitioning from deep blue to warm orange near the horizon.

Good morning. Better later than never, morning light begins to return. #Photography #Today #Chicago

Tipa breaks down her Malifaux Colette 2 crew, why decoy tricks rule, and what made facing Jakob Lynch’s Honeypot feel new. Kimimi argues Resident Evil Requiem’s split between Grace’s horror and Leon’s action keeps it from fully committing to either mode. Shintar finds WoW: Midnight’s early access and launch oddly empty, especially while juggling expansion time with SWTOR. Sweetie misses the weird, maximalist magic of old gaming ads, from Final Fantasy VII phone tie-ins to the opposite of Switch 2 minimalism. Belghast and crew bounce through Path of Exile, Everything is Crab, Pokopia, Steam Next Fest demos, and a surprisingly chill WoW vibe. Wilhelm recaps a big Fantasy Critic week, with WoW Midnight confusion and strong early scores for Pokemon Pokopia and Esoteric Ebb. Tobold enjoys Pauper’s Ladder’s swingy Amerigame feel, especially compared with getting crushed in Eurogames by players who know them cold. Michael finds Rocket Riot a fun but repetitive arcade jetpack shooter, with the missing multiplayer on Steam really hurting the package. Brennan urges men to confront misogyny, stop offloading emotional and hermeneutic labor, and do the hard work themselves. Warner’s weekly roundup threads asteroid nudges, war, McCarthyism, and AI anxiety into a reminder that we’re not the universe’s main character. Jamie Zawinski spotlights secrecy around AI data center water use, warning the numbers are probably awful if companies fight this hard to hide them. Dave Winer says AI still can’t hold whole apps in its head, and pairs that with a pretty bleak read on tech’s moral collapse.

It's a dark Monday morning but the #DailyBlogroll is bright with stories by Wilhelm, Dave Winer, Tipa, Shintar, @warnercrocker.bsky.social, Sweetie, Brennan, @virtualmoose.bsky.social, Kimimi, Belghast, Jamie Zawinski, Tobold and more!

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#Malifaux #MMORPG #IndieGames #GamingCulture

Jesus, Japan’s Nikkei index is down over 4,000 points, over 7%

South Korea’s KOSPI is down 8% and hit a circuit breaker.

Tomorrow is gonna be brutal, but it will probably also eventually make Trump TACO.

Still waiting to see if there's a time when the views Murdoch airs in WSJ affect the coverage he oversees on Fox.

Bc Murdoch could change public opinion pretty quickly...

This morning: “We’re gonna blow the hell outta these people.”

Tonight: “Please be careful.”

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT

Counterpoint:

Wise men say
Only fools rush in

The WSJ calls it “the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Rest in peace, good sir.

'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84 apnews.com/article/countr…

Just topped $100/barrel I hear.